Yoyo

Been very absent the last few weeks. Been working spending time with family and Mirza, sleeping alot, playing the sims2 and watching scrubs. Guess that's about it.
Oh yeah have also been making a few necklaces, bracelets and a pair of earings. Been wanting to do that for a long time but never came to buy the stuff (very famous characteritic about me). So when my mum started buying stuff I simply gave her money for it and used the material too, plus I had some material myself that we use too.

I should really go and sort out my drawers and and wardrobe. I have made a plan of how to go about, but the only thing I do is to work around it. I don't feel like doing it. Everytime I start I always find a good enough excuse to start doing something else. I guess it's because my mood swing alot. I'm mostly depressed, but I change from happy to sad, angry, tired, depressed, nothingness. What suprise me the most is that I am happy at work. A couple of months ago I would also bring my mood to work, but not now. I really changed when I became a shiftmanager, mostly becaus I had to but also because I am more focused on work. I have to be more focused.

I'm off to eat something and start sorting out my drawers before I go to work.

I am alive folks

... just very busy.

I checked my status on working hours yesterday, 178 hours this period. Let's say I'm going to get a good pay... but I also had to neglect a lot of my private time. I can't imagine what a pain in the ass I must have been at home. Now when writing it I don't think I've been treating the family very well considering how tired I've been some days. Hmm, I'll have to find a way to make it up to them. But it's payday soon =)

I've had three days of training actually (she said proudly). My sister bought Wii Fit the other day and it has engaged the whole family for three days now, I spent 30 minutes saturday 1 hour yesterday and 2 hours today on it, but my legs, thighs and abs hurt though. So I have made a promise to myself. I'm going to train at leats 30 minutes a day with Wii Fit, and hopefully it's going to boost my weight loss. Speaking of weight loss, it has been a very slow process lately.

Anyway I'm kinda satisfied with everything at the moment. I'm working and I'm getting better at it everyday. My family is healthy except my mum's back pains (think I can give her some massage tomorrow, to make up for my possible bad behavior). My relationship is still going strong, celebrated 7 months yesterday. Spent the evening playing a bit of Wii Fit, half half watching pretty woman, talking and watching videos at youtube.

The last thing I'm going to mention today, is that at the moment I have three countdown gadgets in the side bar on my desktop.

• One saying 60 days to Puerto Rico
• One saying 127 days to Sims 3
• The last one saying 288 days to Puerto rico

The first one is counting down the days to the vacation I've treated my mum and myself to, the second... isn't that obvious, and the third one for our three week family summer holiday. Oh yea we have booked it now.

Hard working bee

Pay day the 19th of September. Hell of a lot of work, and work related study. Do I need to say any more.

I had this test to be able to qualify for a course I need to take to become verified as a shift manager. I figured out I didn't had the knowledge and right papers to actually pass the test. of course I was really pissed off that I didn't pass and blamed most of it on myself even though I did the best I could based on the material I had.

Pay day, oh sweet pay day. I bought alot of new clothes, and totally unplanned, two pairs of boots.

I've worked a lot lately too.

Kangaroo punch

How can a person be so cowardly as to hit an innocent animal, which in return hasn't done him any harm. It's despicable

This is how sad I am.

I'm siting here in the middle of the night looking at my holiday pictures, crying inside and listening to all the kids disco songs.... and I do the dances too.

Big Fish, Court of King Caracticus, Star Trekking, The Finger song, The Mimic man, Cartoon heros, Superman, Fast Food song, The Cha Cha Slide, Hey Baby, YMCA and Macarena

I am also thinking about those lovely legs 11, those two little ducks quack quack, 88 wobble wobble, Doctor's orders number 9..... " Bingo, bingo get your dabbers out..."

I miss my Home:

New week, new workdays

I have the day off today, but I am still going to a work meeting. I had a nice sleep in, ate some breakfast and then sat down by the computer to play some Sims 2 but I ended up on msn and facebook... like always.

Last thursday me and Mirza went to the Zoo in denmark.
I don't know how long time ago it was since I was there, but the only things I was able to remember from Zoo was the memories that was the pictures I have at home.

I took way too many pictures of the lions and then my camera died. I didn't catch all the animals on picture unfortunately. But I still got some good ones.

Shift training

Been busy almost ever since we came home from our holiday. Last week I got trained in running shifts. This week I'm running my own morning shifts. It's very scary and a lot to think about, but at the same time it's funny and I learn a lot.

I've been dying to write one thing that have nothing whatsoever to do with the contents of my post so far. Saturday when I was on the train home from work I experience a pretty weird situation. Me a young adolt was on my way home from work a saturday night and on that same train a gang of middle age adolts, apparently on their way home from the pub, were acting really childish.

The contrast between the responsible young adolt and the silly middle aged adults was really amusing. The guys in the group were playing boule with their shoes in the passage between the seats were people were walking. I don't know how many times they hit other people with their stinking shoes, and what a noice...

It should have been the other way around.

Paradise

I'm home... unfortunately. This year was harder than ever to part from the hotel, the people, the view and the place. Normally I get depressed when departure day gets closer, like two days before or something. This time it all started sligthly halfway through the holiday, and in full measures when our friends and my sister arrived for the last week. By that time one realised that it was the final week.

We started our trip by driving to the airport, leaving home 11.30 in the morning the 23rd of july. At the airport we checked in our suitcases (and saw a couple of people from our neighbourhood, small world), went through the securitycontroll and waited to board the plane. As always we got seats at the very back of the plane. I like it that way!

Since we were only five this holiday we didn't get a row we got one row with three seats and in front two seats. Jonathan and I sat at the front, and the flight went well. We just had to wait approximately 20 minutes outside Gran Canarias coast for permission to land, circling in the air.

What followd was three wonderful weeks with alot of sun, shopping, drinking and just endless days of laziness. I'll post some pictures and tell you more about what I shopped.

4 days

Still counting down, 3 days and 14 hours and 35 minutes until we leave for the airport. I know I am pathetic when it comes to waiting, but I just can't wait, this is driving me crazy. I have my last shift before my vacation on monday. Tuesday is packing day, and wednesday is Yay day. I might be crazy but everything with wednesday will be fun, even waiting at the airport and flight.

Okay but I got to go now. Need to get dressedand go to work. Nightshift again. But then only this shift and close on monday then it's vacation. Oh and I'm going to watch Sex and the City tomorrow with me mum.

My other home

In 8 days and eleven hours we are off to the airport, and to my beloved second home. Three long weeks it is this time. Seconds, minutes and hours are passing soo slowly.

New pair of shoes

Today has been a very slow day. I'm generally tired and so is my mum. My little sister was just around at the computer, out or watching tv, quietly. My sister was working and so was my dad, and the dog? Well he was sleeping, he's getting old.
I've had two long days off from work now, nice I tell ya'll. =)

We were out to get all the last things for our vacation today. General good-to-have-things, medication, coffee, butter and other necessities. In just 9 days by this time we've probably just arrived at the hotel. Can't wait!

While out shopping we walked past one of my favorite shoe shops, and we went inside. It wasn't my suggestion... believe it or not! Of course did I find many, many nice shoes I easily could put myself into debt for. But at the sales section I found a good deal which my parents so kindly bought for me.

29 kronors. 10.5 cm wedge heel with 1.5 cm at the toe. Beautiful and I can walk in them too!

Status work

Okay so now I'm on work again.

Craving sun!

So long time since I wrote now, from the end of May until now (I thought it was beginning of July somehow), but still almost a month.

I've worked much, and finally my work pays off. My career at McDonald's has taken a new turn and I am going to be trained to run shifts, a shiftmanager. This definitely means more working, bigger responsibilities and a lot to live up to, but I see it as a fun challenge even though I know it's going to be rough. Most importantly it's challenging for my personality and I am thrilled to put myself in such a situation to become a better person and overcome my own confidence issues. I'm too affraid to say that I actually think I am going to manage quite well, because I know myself that I have developed during my reading for trainer and area manager, but still I'm doubting myself. I know very contraditing

I've got my licence!

I've got my licence! I've got my licence! I've got my licence. Yaaay!

I don't think I've ever been this superstitious about anything. I had to wear the top and the necklace I got from my parents when I passed my theory test. I thought it would bring luck. On the bus to the lesson before the test, I realised that I was still wearing my silver necklace I got when I graduated from 9th grade. Since it's a cross/heart/anchore that is supposed to give Faith/Love/Hope I was too affraid to take it off because I thought it would bring luck, and it did. Anyway I started off with the warming-up lesson in the car that is used for the test. I've only driven it once before today, and I took a little while to get used to that car.

We drove to the institute were the test is taken, and my teacher was picked up by a driving school car. There I was all alone and nervouse to the bones. My legs were like jelly so I had to sit down, but of course I couldn't sit still so I walked around the car a bit and checked the tires. I was most nervouse about those things that I felt I hadn't done too much.

The ínspector was friendly and talkative, it made me relax after a while in the car. We drove a bit in Malmö and to Nordanå and Arlöv, then back again. Mum came crying to congratulate me and we drove to the driving school to get my present, a t-shirt. That t-shirt is the most expensive t-shirt I have now, 22745 kronors. A total of 51 lessons plus countryside driving, the risk education (halka), driving in the dark and the actual tests (theoretical and practical).

When we came home, mum and me, mum parked the car gave me her card and told me to buy two ice-creams. So I, alone, drove the car to the store and bought us two ice-creams, drove back and parked the car. Feels great! This made my day. I am actually planning to surprise Emmie today. I hope it comes as a surprise at least.

Hopefully last lesson

In a while I'm on my way to my last, hopefully, driving lesson. I sure hope that the lesson goes good otherwise I'll be hyper nervouse for tomorrow, but I think it will go fine. Or I hope so.

Just ate a bowl of porridge made of oates, mmm.

Procrastination

Had a talk with mum before, about when I'm going to sort out my closet. She knows me too well, and I guess I know myself too. I said I was going to do it today before I go to work. Haha she didn't believe me, and I can't blame her. A fellow IB student is a master of procrastination, and it's bad when it's used to do basic stuff like cleaning out a loset.Now however I don't have much of an excuse, because the sun is hidden behind a sea of thin clouds, it's a bit chilly.

I went inside for a while, but here I am writing a post instead of starting my dirty work. My ambitious is to be done tonight, I guess I won't be able to do that, I can finish it tomorrow before Mirza comes. Or I can just finish it thursday and just put everything away when Mirza's here.

Naah I should really get to it, try to finish off as much as possible.

The sun is back

I woke up 10.30. Wonderful with sleep-ins. I ate breakfast and then helped mum cleaning the entrance to our building, it took us maximum half an hour. Right now I'm torn between the choice if I should clean out my closet, fold and organise my clothes or if I should get outside in the garden and enjoy the sun while I play gameboy. The latter sounds more welcoming.

Besides I can do both, can't I? I don't start work until 19 tonight so I got plenty of time to both sunbath and clean out my closet. if I do sunbath first I might have energy enough to finish the closet before I go to work, because I will feel so much more fresh with some tanned skin.

Hmm sounds like I've already decided what I am going to do, haha. Well the sun here I come!

This is the week!

When my final test will be. Will I be able to drive alone this weekend or not. Who knows? Anyway, before I start rambling about the upcoming week, I'm going to retell the events of the passed week.

I worked monday through friday last week, and I finally got my MDP (Management Developement Program) binder. so I started working with it thursday. I have to make five pre-shift checklists for the front and five for the kitchen. Then I need three MOC's for the kitchen and three for the front. well, let me say this much, i never thought it would be that hard. But also I'm quite proud of my level of cleaness even though it's hectic.

Thursday after work I hanged out with Mirza, we walked through town for a little while, sat down on some benches and after a while decided to go to a park nearby, which happened to be Kongens have. Wow that park is big, it also includes a castle, at least I think it's a castle. What surprised me the most though is my really bad skills of locating where I am. Mirza pointed at a building and asked me if I knew that building, and I didn't believe him when he said it was the restaurant's building. i refused to think that we were so close to work. When we walked back towards norreport station we went past botaniske have, and it's so close to work. I never knew!

Enough of that. Friday and saturday was just days of doing nothing. Well we had dinner guests on saturday, but nothing fancy. Sunday the whole family drove out to the beach in malmö where there was a pretty big event, Malmö city horse show. Those few hours we were there was full of nostalgia feelings. God I miss the horse days. There was a team from my old riding-school.

I'm filled with nostalgia apparently. Yesterday I started playing pokemon red on my gameboy again, and tonight I started a new account on travian. I don't know what's happening to me i just feel like reviving good old memories.

Now to this week. I's a week when I don't work too much. I'm off wednesday because I need to go to bed early and somethings was wrong with my schedule so I got the day off instead. thursday I asked for the day off because I'm taking my driver's test. I am so nervouse right now, imagine how it will feel on the actual day. On wednesday I have my last drivering lesson, hopefully. I was off saturday but I was asked today to take a shift so I did.

I'm also going to meet Mirza on wednesday, and at every possible moment I am going to sunbath. however today the weather is crap. It's pouring down, not that I mind the rain much, but I do like the sun and a tanned body.

Sunbathing/sleeping

Wonderful day to be sunbathing... or sleeping if one wish to do that. I did both. Yesterday I took an extra nightshift, because it was needed, so I worked night together with my sister. What annoys me about doing this is that she's horribly fresh even sunday morning when we get home, so fresh that she decides to stay awake through the day.

Fine, I thought, I'll do the same. What a laugh. with the sun gazing in the garden I took out the sunbed, my cover and I changed into my bikini. All of a sudden my mum was rubbing sunscreen on me, and tells me that she did this because I fell asleep and I needed sunscreen. Fell asleep, pfft, what rubbish. I didn't feel asleep. Later on when I needed some water and to switch side, mum came and showed me pictures of me, clearly sleeping. Obviously I must've been drifting in and out of sleep and awoken every so often so that it felt like I was just sunbathing.

Tivoli Pictures

Mirza (waste!), Sarah and Pajam
Sarah, Pajam and Elly

Alexandra in a plane
Elly, Philip and Josephine
Pajam and Philip
Mirza
The Demon roller coaster loop
Mirza, Stuff and Alexandra waiting for the Dragon
Alexandra in the Squid

Amazing weekend

My weekend was fun, relaxing, cosy, sunny and and and ... alldeles underbar! (Cinderella quote=) ) I think this was the first weekend in a very loong time when I was off and yet work didn't call even once!

Saturday started off with a nice lay-in. went to denmark and Mirza around 3. We visited this market right next to his house. The weather was good, it was warm and sunny. we strolled around the many tables for an hour or so watching all the tingel tangel (!), smelled the oh-so-familiar doughnut smell mixed with the smell of popcorn, kebab and the other typical market food.I left the market with a new wallet/purse thingy. My sweet boyfriend bought me one of those small.. (well I call it) wallet which almost every danish girl have in their handbag. How many nightshift haven't I fought the urge to ask them where I can buy one? Anyhow the rest of the day we spent talking, watching tv and talking

Yesterday was even more eventful, as we were at Tivoli in copenhagen. With we I mean a whole bunch of people, mostly McD people. It started friday when me and my boyfriend were invited by a co-worker. Then I started rounding up people, even though I'm not much of a roller coaster fan. Anyway I convinced Mirza, Emmie, my sister and her boyfriend to come. We tried to round more people up too but they were too tired because they had been working night. All in all we were 12 people with two other coming by for a few hours. The day was really nice, warm and fun. Even though me and Emmie (most of the time) acted as bag bitches=).

All in all a nice weekend, when one can truly notice that life is finally smiling at you again. My course is almost finished, just need a last test... and my grade of course. I have my driver's test booked for the 29th of May. Nervous! Work's going good, I got a nice fat salary the other day, over 18000 swedish kronors. Last but not least the spring is finally here and summer's not far away.

What I've done the last month

Middle of April, so long time ago since I wrote... properly. The last post was very short because I didn't had the time to finish it that same day so I saved it for later... when I couldn't remember what I was going to write about anyways.

Finally things has started to turn for me I believe. It's going great with my religion course even though I don't put much effort into it I still got a fairly good grade on the first test. This has triggered me to get top grade on the next test, even though I was going to settle for only passing the course. Finally I've been, well I guess you can call it, promoted at work. I got a cdp binder, read all the material and had a test to become a trainer. Now I'm just awaiting my verification. Then I think I am heading for area manager.

My driving lessons is also starting to get to an end. I've got halka (have no idea what it's called in english, but you drive in improvised bad weather conditions, like snow, rain and mud) on thursday. It really freaks me out because:

1. I'm always driving very carefully and being too cautious
2. It's the first time ever we are driving in the car ALONE
3. We are going to go from full speed to a stop QUICK
4. We are driving on slippery roads where the car might spin

I guess I just need to get myself together and do it. I only have that moment left then I'm done. I did the "countryside driving" (stora landsvägskörningen) last friday and I passed my theoretical test, 64/65, the 3rd of march. I also specifically asked to do the "dark driving" (mörker) even though it is not compulsory when you have your driver's test after the 31st of march. Hopefully I have my licence for the summer, then I just need a car.

Last but not least, I have gotten myself a boy. Yes the same very one I was on a date with some time ago, and apparently we've been us for a month now. He kept track of it, not me! I've put up a picture of him an me on my blog today.

March already

It's amazing how fast time passes by. The last couple of weeks has gone really quick, I've done loads of things that I haven't had the time to tell about on my blog. I've been working a lot, and when I haven't been working I've been studying for my drivers licence theoretical test, and of course done my religion homework. Hard work pays in the end, I got a nice salary, a super result on my test and my home work goes well. Also I've been on that date I was talking about before.

24th pair

These, a pair I bought in a cheap store, are very used during the summer. Price was 79 kronors and they are cool fake vans. They are used to the point where there actually are tiny small holes on the top of the shoe now. Really handy (footie, really, lmao!), to just slip your feet in.

23rd pair

Another pair of flats. A prettier pair of flip flops but still they look like a slip in shoe. I bought them at Coop Forum for i think it was 50 kronors on sale. Pretty and neat with a small itty bity heel.

Up to date

Yep, that's right finally up to date again. So now I can go to bed and sleep. Working nightshift tomorrow and saturday. Oh yea and I forgot to say, on my last nightshift I somehow got a date planned. We don't really have a date for the date yet but I guess it's definitely happening. Wish me luck!

22nd pair

A pair of boots I've had for some years. They are stylish baggy and cool I think. Fits both with a dress to make the outfit a bit casual, fits with jeans and other pants and with leggings. Don't remember the price, but I think you can guess where I bought them.

That's right, Skopunkten!

21st pair

Graduation day includes traditionally a white dress and normally white shoes. I wanted a pair of heels for my dress, but I was affraid that I wouldn't be able to walk in them after all the drinking. Since I found a dress which I would call a bit 50's inspired, I wanted shoes that matched that look. And I found a pair which I was determined to buy. So I went to Skopunkten and tried them on. well first of all I tried a too big size since there weren't any in my size and when I tried them on I felt that they were sky high. My problem was therefore solved, I couldn't buy a pair of sky high shoes that I really wanted, because they didn't have my size.

So I looked around and found two other good candidates, a pair of white flats a bit open around the sides but really pretty and a modern style and a pair of 50's inspired shoes with a low heel. Well I went for the 50's inspired ones with a low heel, a good compromise since I did fall in love with them. I choose between white ones with silvery details or with black details. I took the ones with silvery details because I didn't want to mix with black at all, even though the black ones were cooler.

When I got to the cashier she had a pair of the high heeled shoes in my size that was returned that same day, unlucky. Even though I simply loved the higher heels I didn't dare take them and I am glad for my low heels.

20th pair

These were just a fun thing to buy. I bought the in Puerto Rico last summer for a low price, think it was €5 or something. They are just a nostalgia buy. Exactly a pair like these, but mine were transparent, my mum bought for me and my sister a long time ago when we were in Playa del Ingles visiting the cento comercial Yumbo. We walked so much in bad shoes that we got blister on our feet and didn't want to walk anymore. Hence mum bought these shoes to ease our pain, however today I can't understand how they could ease our pain since they are plastic and plastic against warm skin shouldn't really make us more comfy.

19th pair

Pink summer shoes, with a slight bohemic look on them. They are really cute and comfy except for a tiny knot on the inside. These were also a gift from my parents, and they are complaining about my shoe collection, haha. Don't know where they come from and what they cost.

All old drafts gone

Did a major work today. To go through all of those drafts I had saved and finish them. Phew, well I'm finally done now. The only thing left now is to put up the last pairs so that I can be up to date with my project.

Otherwise generally my day has been good. I had another driving lesson today, only a single one though. I really don't like to reverse the car though. Had to do that too many times around a corner. I'm quite impressed by myself actually, I can't say I've had many lesson and still I'm already on the 8th step out of 16, driving in the city. I can easily manage the car and the rules of the traffic, but I noticed that I do tend to forget about people and bikes crossing the street. I guess I have to work more with that, and reversing around corners.

18th pair

My mum was at Skopunkten buying shoes for my siblings I think. She found these pairs on sale, don't know how much, but she figured she could give me and my sister a pair each. She was a bit unsure whether or not we were going to like them. I liked them at least. They are really nicely made. A small heel, which doesn't look too much like a heel and also a bit slippery safe. Usable during snowy weather.

17th pair

Another pair of flip flops. Flip flops are my ultimate summer shoe, nice, comfy and comes in many diffrent shapes, styles and colours. These are soft all through, beige and bought at Coop Forum for 20 kronors or something.

16th pair

Emergency shoes. I was in town with Emmie and Sanna the day after our graduation, and for the first time I used the pink Nike shoes I got for my graduation. blisters all over my heels. In the end I couldn't walk so I went to the nearest shop where I might find a cheap pair of slip ins At H&M I found these for 49 kronors. Good enough and so soothing with the air on my blisters. So I ended up with blisters and another pair of flipflops.

15th pair

Of course I need another pair of slip ins in another colour, hence I bought this pair last summer in Puerto Rico. Also these cost €5.95. I guss it's become a tradition to buy a pair of slip ins just as it has buying at least one perfume and one watch. The colour I really want to buy next time is a pair of brown ones, and maybe a pair of golden ones if I can find a pair.

14th pair

Ahh these are worn out, as you can see on the picture. Summer 2006 in Puerto Rico I found these in a bazaar, €5.95. Also very cute with the little heart. Somehow though I manage to scratch the toe of my slip ins, don't know why. These won't unfortunately hold much longer, but I cling on to them until it is noticeable that there actually is a hole in the toe on one of the shoes, or maybe until Puerto Rico 2008 when I hopefully can buy new black ones.

13th pair

Now I'm going to present a bunch of flats. These white ones I bought from Price off I think it's called. An outlet store. Don't remember exactly but I think they were 79 or 99 kronors. Quite a catch if I may say so. Bought them right before my holiday last summer.

12th pair

I got these pair from my neighbour. She was going to throw them out so I got them. They are really nice and comfy but I have never used them yet. Actually I've forgot about them.

11th pair

The pair I am presenting today is a pair I've been talking about before. The grey high heeled boot.


Also bought at Skopunkten for the incredible price 199 SEK. They came in black or grey.

10th pair

Here goes my New Years shoes:

I found them in H&M when emmie and I were shopping for New Years outfits, and believe it or not Emmie actually bought a top! Anyway I did find a a silvery bolero that matched my New Years outfit a couple of days before and when entering the shop I saw these beauties. I brought them into the changing rooms with Emmie giving me dirty looks filled with don't you dare threats. They looked lovely too together with my outfit and the price, my God 199 kronors! well it ended up with me asking a shop lady to put away a pair in my size on another H&M while Emmie lolled after me being grumpy.

Afterwards the only nice thing she could say was, seriously you are a shoe addict! (she did put it nicely, considering her dirty looks!=P)

9th pair

This pair is so amazingly cute I think. These are also bought at Skopunkten as so many other pairs of shoes in my possession. i think I bought them in.. it must have been November. They cost 249 kronors and came both in black or in grey. I chose grey but all of a sudden now I have two pairs of grey shoes with heels and no black shoes with heels with the exception of my New Years shoes which are a bit cold to use outdoors right now.

8th pair

I got this pair on my graduation day as a present from my ex boyfriends parents. Not much of a surprise though as I was the one who picked out a couple of shoes I liked and got to put points on them. I found a pair of pink and grey converse, but they didn't suit me well at the point, a pair of brown greenish street shoes, girly but really nice ones and these pink and purple limited edition Nike air shoes. They are bought from Footlocker in denmark and I think they were around 600-700 danish kronors. Can't remember. They are comfy at least and stylish.

Need some updating

It was such a long time since I sat down by the pc to actually write a blog or chat with someone on msn. I've just been busy with practising for the theoretical test for the drivers licence. It's less than two weeks now. I'm getting nervouse, especially as the people at the driving school says that I should manage easily because I'm working so hard, and using so many sources.

Anyway, I've updated all the old drafts I had lying.

7th pair

Today I am going to present the pair I wore today. It's a pair I got from mum and dad, which they found cheap. I don't know how much they cost but I know they bought them from skopunkten. Think I've had them for a couple of years, and that same day I also got a winter coat that I've wanted for a while.

6th pair

This pair I bought in prague, when we were there in PrIB. I found them in a New yorker store and they came either in black or light blue metallic, but black is always black so I went for that

They cost 250 chech kronors. The funny things was that I had troubles walking in them in the beginning because of their height, but now they are a piece of cake to walk in.

5th pair

I bought this pair just before christmas and they are eaxctly they same as the previous pair I presented, but a size smaller because I learnt that the other pair became a bit bigger when I've walked in them long enough, hence the smaller size. These also cost 149 on skopunkten

Cheap enough

Tough week

I am a bit behind in my shoe project right now, even though my plan was to have a shoe post every day. It's just been so busy and I've been so tired. I had close sunday, monday and tuesday. With totally uncapable people most of the time. actually sunday was ok, it just took so much time because me and Anamica was asked to stay until 4am tohelp out cleaning before the guys came to install the new system. We were done bu 3.30 and had the time to catch our last train at 3.55.

Monday close was worse. I asked the people who was closing with me to hurry up so that I was able to come home in time that night. At 1am one of us four closing left, because he took my shift the day after, tuesday, so he had to finish exactly at 1 because of the 11 hour rule. My shift was between 12-19. So I was left with two jerks closing. But both of them left around 2.20-2.30 and after that I was told by the shift manager that I could leave also if I wanted, but there was so much left that I felt sorry for him and helped him out. I think we were done around 3.40 so I catched the last train for the evening and went to bed 4.45.

Tuesday close was a bit better. One of the jerks from the monday close was closing that day too, and unfortunately it was the biggest jerk. I seriously think he's retarded in some way. I've worked with him both monday, tuesday and yesterday, and got more and more pissed at him. He's such a slow ass and just are annoyingly stupid and tiresome. He's also lacking any kind of common sense.

These very bad and late closing shifts has resulted in very little sleep, because I couldn't sleep during the day since I had stuff to do. I had another driving lesson last tuesday and this time I was driving in Limhamn, which is a part of the city, and I drove back to the driving school which is placed almost in the centre of town near a very central place for busses. this means tha from now on I'm to drive from the school henceforth through the city, Södervärn.

Yesterday I worked from 16-22 and then home and sleep. Worked today from 9-16 and I cut myself when I cut one of the buns for breakfast, it hurts. On top of that I got a very pleasant mail today (not). A newsletter from cbg store. They have launched tatty teddy cakes which can be found in Tesco, sainsbury's and Asda. Grr why there and not here also? I want one of those cakes, but I guess they don't ship them... do they?

4th pair

This is the pair I bought together with the second pair I presented:

As I said in the post presenting the second pair I bought these for 149 kronors. They are shiny, low and comfortable actually. My shoe size is normally somewhere between 38-39 , and these are 39:ers, because firstly a smaller size sat very tight and there were no 38 in purple.

Closing shift again

Been sorting out most of my papers and drawers and folders and that yesterday. I was going to sort the rest today but... haven't really found the strength to. I was just going to let you know what I am doing today.

So here goes:

1. Have a shower
2. Organize my room and tidy up a bit
3. Get dressed and fix my hair and make-up (if I'm having any today)
4. Probably start dinner around 15.30 and also prepare my food for this evening
5. Eat
6. Get ready to leave for work
7. 16.30 leave for work and work until 1.00 + extra closing time
8. Sleep

Tada new day! =)

3rd pair

The third pair I will present is a pair I've had for a very long time, and before me my mum had them.

I have no idea where they come from or what they cost. The only thing I know is that I don't like wearing this kind of shoes every day. They are so clumsy and hard. I only use them during the winters when it is slippery or/and snow on the ground. In the beginning both me and my mum used them when we needed them, but now since my mum can't use them they are mine and mine only.

2nd pair

Here goes the second pair, which also is shoes that can be used for a party on a saturday evening perhaps.

I bought this pair in october together with another pair. My mum and I combined three pairs to get one pair free, and I said I could buy two pairs and pay for both. The pair my mum were having for my sister cost 199 SEK and my two pairs cost 149 SEK apiece. Since we get the cheapest pair for free mum payed me 50 kronors and I payed 300 in total for my two pairs. So as I said before this pair cost me 149 kronors. They are shiny and can be used both for parties and for shopping rounds etc.

Proudly sorting

Piles of paper should beware right now. I'm sorting out my mountain of school and other paper. I am just taking a short break from that, but I'm done with my pile of paper, right now I am sorting my two binders. Most of the papers are actually thrown out. The only papers I've left is my two complete essays and important bill papers and stuff that has nothing to do with school.

I am going to continue now and soon head on to my drawers.

Wrapping up

I just read through some of my old posts, and man I need to change alot. So many spelling mistakes and strange things. I also need to look over my labels on the different posts. Think I might do that tomorrow when I'm off.

Today's shift was really intense. We had a full lbby from 12-20.30 when I was working, crazy. Usually it's full between 11-13 and then during the day it goes up and down.

Now I am going to close down the computer and sit down with my pussle for a little while, then off to bed.

Night night sleep tight, and remember to check tomorrows presentation of another pair of shoes

1st pair

There's no specific order I will present my shoes, just ramdom order and what I feel like presenting at the moment.

My reasons for the pair today is easy: It's friday and it's a pair one can use for party but also for just the pretty look.

I bought them this summer on my vacation in the Gran Canaries. Had troubles actually picking the colour because the store had these pair in pink, ocean blue, yellow, black, white and apple green. After I checked the availability of my size I was down to blue or pink, and since I'm more into pink and have more pink clothes than blue I chose the pink pair. Although the blue pair was close to being bought instead, because exactly that colour was so beautiful.

Unfortunately I have only used them a couple of times, on Gran Canaries and I think only one time at home. According to my opinion they are a bit summerish to wear casually and I didn't dare use them on party's before., and lately I haven't been out too much.

Price: 38.5 Euros ( approx 385 kronors)

Me likie =)

Pull the curtains

It is time for me now to reveal to you all what my secret project is, because I've decided that is going to continue through this month.

Since I am talking so much about my shoes and my liking for them I thought that I can show them to all of you who are curious about what kind of shoes I have. So everyday now in february I am going to present one pair each day (29 pairs!) and just tell you a little about them.

Check!

It took quite some time to finish off, my room. But here I am again after being done since 19.30. Played a few games of chess with the little ones. they've been having chess pratice in school for the last couple of fridays now, and they are invited to play in a competition in the end of march. So Jonathan asked me if I wanted to be the team leader. Mum wrote that I could support the kids and come with them on the note they are going to hand to their teacher and then we'll see what happens.

I didn't mean to sound superior, but I guess I acidentally did so when mum asked if we really was supposed to start a game of chess ten minutes before I was going to eat and I said yes. Well five minutes later I had Jonathan in check mate. I used my former chess skills from 2nd and 3rd grade and made the easiest set of moves which ends up in school mate (skol matt). Apparently they weren't taught that move. Surprising actually as it was one of the first set of moves I was taught by my chess club. Well anyway i taught them both how to move and then I played against Nikitha. I think I got her in a school mate too. As we had a tournament I played Jonathan after he won over Nikitha. this time he did as well as he could to get me in school mate but I blocked him and won with tower movements in the end.

Actually I am going to ask them if they want me to train them. Jonathan asked if I still had my chess books, and I think I do. Nostalgic and all I think I am going to start to play more chess now. Really I was far from skilled but during those two years I competed in at least three competitions.

I am working tomorrow between 12-20. I hate to have eight hour shifts in the middle of the day, but I guess it's far more better than having a closing shift, and I need to work to get money to spend. I am longing for the next pay which is due friday. Can't wait! But most of the money is already spent on mind shopping. I ordered some clothes of the internet yesterday, it was real cheap. 50% of the sale price so including the sending costs and all that, I need to pay 370 kronors for 8 items, yay! I am also going to pay a great deal towards my drivers license and some bills.

Chaos

I have a day off today. My plans was to do nothing at all but I changed my mind a while ago because I got really pissed off by the mess I've left my room in.I acidentally poured molten stearin on my chair and floor, and I can't really clean it up until I have space enough on the floor to kneel down and scrub it. So I decided to finally clean my room. I have started if you are wondering, I'm just taking a short break. Next thing that pissed me off was that I spilled some water on the floor when I watered my flowerpots, and of course since my room isn't clean the items lying on the floor got wet.

Other plans for today is to maybe sort out all my old papers from my IB years, and to work a bit more on my pussle. Well I got to continue cleaning now, I guess I'll be back when I take my nexct short break

Second driving lesson

Had another double drivers lesson yesterday. But with another teacher. I felt more comfortable with him than I did with the first one, so I phoned the driving school when I came home and said I wanted to switch to the teacher I had yesterday. Afterwards I felt really sorry for the other teacher, but I should really think of myself and my comfortness in such a situation. The lesson went really well even yesterday. I drove on a lonely street somewhere in Pildammsparken, where I practised the changing of gears both up to 3rd and down again. The goal was to manage to change without difficulty and to do it smoothly. After I managed that I drove among more cars on the roads just outside the street we were driving on and I was also surprised this time by my performance. I thought I sucked at sticks before but I actually like it.

When I came home I was so inspired that I made my mum drive with me, in an automatic car (we only have automatic cars).

Be safe... Keep off the roads!!

Yesterday I had my first ever driving lesson at a driving school, and it went... well!
I was positively sure that I would have too much problems with drving a manual car since I've been driving an automatic car most of the times I've been on the road before.

He asked me how much I've been driving and I told him that I've been driving at least 20 times or more but definitely not regurlarly and mostly on parking lots and a few times home from the parking lots. so he asked me if I wanted to drive from the school, but I declined due to safety reasons (my last encounter with a manual car was disastrous)

The car didn't stop one single time ecxept when it was intended to stop. Back at the driving school i signed up for more lessons and the theoretical test. It is scheduled for the 3rd of march, yay I'm so happy. Been studying the book all day today, I checked that I still knew the three chapters I studied last summer and I did with a few exceptions.

You can bet I will continue and finish this chapter I'm studying right now (the thickest chapter) tomorrow when I have another day off.

Nighty nite

Bored?

I've been thinking of starting a project here on my blog, or at least I want to call it a project. The thought hit me and I can't get rid of it. So keep a weary eye out for my project.

Whining and retelling

I was home around 3.30 that closing shift. Me and Gabriel just missed our train, bummer! I got some training of how to close the kitchen on the thursday, but even more so on the nightshift I had during the weekend after, the very same weekend I celebrated my 20th birthday. I won't complain too much on the nightshift itself because it was very slow and quiet.

Friday night after 12 (saturday morning really!) I got hugged by Emmie and Emma kept calling me old all night. Jack made me a birthday... cake/ice cream and put a bag over his head and serverd customers, apparently to my honour. I brought up my camera which I luckily had in my bag. Emmie was responsible for the pictures all night, and she took some pictures. Sometimes Ricky and the guys in the Kitchen borrowed it and I don't know how many crazy pictures I actually have from that night.

When I got home around 9 (the restaurant closed at 6 and we are supposed to be done until 7, means I'm home around 8 normally) I got breakfast on the table, hugs and presents. Two Sims 2 games and a home made voucher for the decoration of my room, awesome! Then an hour later I was off to bed. and slept most of the day. i don't remember what we did later at night (I have such a bad memory these days) but I know I was woken up around 14 and told that I had to phone work and tell them that Alexandra was not able to show up at work because she fell and hurt her foot because the ground became suddenly frozen and slippery, like an ice skating rink.

I became extra precautious when the snow started to fall and when my parents told me they strongly advised on the radio that everyone should stay inside, unless it was really necessary to get out. So I left the bike at home and walked to the train station in the snow, hoping the train would run despite the snow.

The train arrived, however 10 minutes delayed, but all three of us (me, Emmie and Gabriel) made it to that train and in time to work. I was met by an envelope and a baked chocolate cake as it still was my birthday at 23.00 on that saturday 5th of January. That nightshift was a little bit faster with more people. Still we weren't done until like 7.45 or something like that. Then home and into bed.

I worked on the monday and got wednesday off, worked on thursday. Friday the eleveth it was payday and luckily I was off. This day's main point was shopping spree. New computer, new mobile phone, new mousemat and socks for my ipod. Later on that day I sold my old mobile phone to a family friend's computershop and in return I got a 4 Gb USB memory and a 1 Gb memory card for my camera. On top of that I bought some candles and a thank you and good luck present for my mum on IKEA, and I got from my mum (part of the voucher) two candle holders in gold for my decoration project (my room). In total with the money I put away for the train card and the money I pay my parents to stay in the house, I almost spend 10000 swedish kronors on just one day.

The rest of friday was used to install my computer and install all the components and Sims 2, and to explore the new mobile phone. Yesterday I kept exploring and worked 5 hours in the evening.